Written answers
Tuesday, 18 November 2008
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Consultancy Contracts
9:00 pm
Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 485: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of money paid out to consultants in the years 2000 to date in 2008; the name of each consultancy firm; the work carried out by each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41175/08]
Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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The identification of records prior to January 2007 cannot be facilitated without undue commitment of staff resources and administrative cost. However, if the Deputy has a question in relation to a specific item I will make appropriate enquiries.
In the following table are details of consultancies for 2007 and to date in 2008. The table contains data on Marine consultancies that were undertaken prior to the transfer of functions to the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food during 2007. The data covers both consultancies incurred under subhead A7 of my Department's Vote as well as consultancies associated with Programme spend. Expenditure on consultancies in 2009 will be significantly reduced in line with Government policy.
| Consultancy | Consultant | 2007 | 2008 |
| € | € | ||
| DCENR Audit Committee | Chair & Board of Audit Committee | 5,000 | 5,000 |
| Temporary Head of Internal Audit Unit | Helm Corporation Ltd | 27,091 | 56,218 |
| Provision of Mediation Services | Mason Hayes + Curran | 11,494 | 11,776 |
| Provision of Mediation Services | John O ́Dowd | 5,445 | |
| Provision of Mediation Services | Mc Guinness Killen Partnership Ltd | 1,634 | |
| Preparation of five FHCF Accounts for 2005 | O'Malley & Company | 1,162 | |
| Financial Adviser to DCMNR | ESB Independent Generation | 93,170 | 16,940 |
| Spot Checks on Capital Investment 2006 | DK Crowley | — | 10,748 |
| 2005-2006 EAGGF Audit | Deloitte & Touche | 2,213 | |
| Financial Advisor to the Department | Stephen O'Connor | 114,092 | 165,472 |
| Expert Advice on Health and Safety Audits | Employment and Safety Associates | 14,470 | |
| Healthy Eating Initiative | Miss Marguerite Brennan — Murphy | 4,550 | |
| TechReview of the emergency call answering service (ECAS) | Norcontel (Ireland) Ltd | 171,858 | 129,319 |
| Legal Advice on procurement of an ECAS Provider | Matheson Ormsby Prentice | 91,143 | 24,543 |
| Non-Ionizing Radiation (NIR) | Eric van Rongen | 15,826 | |
| Non-Ionizing Radiation (NIR) | Dr. Michael Repacholi | 7,190 | |
| Drafting of Broadcasting (Amendment) Act 2007 | Marie McGonagle | 7,500 | |
| Drafting of Broadcasting (Amendment) Act 2007 | Margaret O'Driscoll | 28,435 | 7,865 |
| RTÉ Licence Fee Review | INDECON | 171,699 | |
| Legal advice against threatened legal actions | Mason Hayes + Curran | 38,480 | |
| Media Literacy | Media Literacy Education | — | 9,000 |
| Re-Engineering of annual RTÉ Review Process | Price Waterhouse Coopers | 102,197 | |
| Legal advice on DTT | Mason Hayes + Curran | 30,825 | |
| Technical Advice on DTT | Gary Tonge | 5,446 | |
| Review of public sector benefit of postcodes | PA Consulting | 54,450 | |
| Assistance on draft policy paper on Next Generation Networks | Analysys Mason Limited | 23,506 | 30,849 |
| Legal Advice for BnM — ESOP documentation | A & L Goodbody Solicitors | 11,108 | 26,018 |
| Consultancy | Consultant | 2007 | 2008 |
| € | € | ||
| Legal Advice for BGE — ESOP | Beauchamp Solicitors | 62,267 | |
| Legal Advice re post sale of INPC / Whitegate Refinery | Matheson Ormsby Prentice | 97,068 | 8,492 |
| Review of Ireland's access to commercial Oil Supplies | Purvin & Gertz Inc | 271,757 | |
| Study on transmission line infrastructure | ECOFYS GMBH | 145,052 | |
| Study on transmission line infrastructure | Brindley Advertising | 22,100 | |
| Study on transmission line infrastructure | Golder Associates Ire | 3,388 | |
| Review of proposed BGE investments | KPMG | 181,500 | |
| Review of proposed BGE investments | Mason Hayes + Curran | 22,578 | |
| Legal Advice on Biofuels Mineral Oil Tax Relief | Arthur Cox Solicitor | 1,431 | |
| Drafting of PSO under Section 39 of Electricity Reg Act 1999 | Noel J Travers | 9,075 | |
| Gas to the Northwest Study | Fingleton White & Co Ltd | 141,699 | |
| Legal Advice to EU infringement proceedings | Mason Hayes + Curran | 68,964 | |
| All Island LNG & Gas Storage Study | CSA Group | 213,738 | |
| DETINI — Review of North South Pipeline | Dept Enterprise Trade & Investment NI | 16,195 | |
| Single Electricity Market | CAP ITA Resourcing Ltd | 35,091 | |
| All Island Grid Study | Dept Enterprise Trade & Investment NI | 218,608 | |
| Legal Advice for ESB — ESOP | Beauchamp Solicitors | 18,265 | |
| Corporate branding and website design | Dara Design & Print Ltd | 6,697 | |
| UCD Portal Study | Kepler Consulting Ltd | 6,970 | |
| Provision of international seabed mapping services | Marine Institute | 4,600 | |
| Advice on GSI library acquisitions & management 07 | Dr. Ralph Horne | 5,250 | 5,670 |
| Advice GSI to link data/outputs to LC Syllabus 07 | AG Education Services Ltd | 18,150 | |
| Archivist Services for Archived Files | Petra Coffey | 15,000 | 14,750 |
| Archivist Services for Archived Files | Eneclann | — | 2,856 |
| EPA Mine Wastes | CDM (Camp Dresser & Mc Kee Irl Ltd) | 40,000 | |
| Groundwater Protection | Tobin Consulting Engineers | 81,675 |
| Consultancy | Consultant | 2007 | 2008 |
| € | € | ||
| Aggregate Resource Mapping | Mr Michael Philcox | 16,093 | |
| Geoenvironmental Surveys (Airborne Data Interpreta | Reid Geophysics | 2,551 | |
| Geoenvironmental Surveys (Airborne Data Interpreta | PetRos Eikom Ltd | 4,060 | |
| Geoenvironmental Surveys (Airborne Data Interpreta | Natural Environ Research Council | 15,058 | |
| GeoUrban (Dublin Pilot Project) | Aurum Exploration Ltd | 19,152 | |
| GeoUrban (Dublin Pilot Project) | Glenbeigh Records Management | 2,142 | |
| Geoheritage (Geoparks) | DR ROBBIE MEEHAN | 20,570 | |
| Comparative Study GSI / GSINI | CSA Group | — | 14,338 |
| Corrib Verification Process | KEANE OFFSHORE INTEGRITY LTD | 90,077 | 116,963 |
| Environmental Monitoring Group | Members of EMG | 4,981 | 5,171 |
| Review of Licensing Terms | INDECON | 30,710 | |
| Strategic Environmental Assessment — Porcupine | ERT (Scotland) Ltd | 119,325 | |
| Strategic Environmental Assessment — Porcupine | Louise Johnson | 1,324 | |
| Oil and Gas Industry Support Service | CSA Group | 78,652 | 10,249 |
| Petroleum Engineering Support | David Fox | — | 155,483 |
| Legal Advice on Corrib Pipeline | Arthur Cox Solicitor | 42,946 | |
| Review of Corrib EIS | AEA Technology | — | 47,204 |
| Geophysical Support | Clare Morgan | 54,420 | |
| TAG on Corrib | Advantia | — | 22,870 |
| INFOMAR | Grainne O'Shea | 2,458 | |
| IT Consultancy (Landmark Software) | DMAP Ltd | 1,178 | |
| Provision of technology briefings and advise on ICT trends and implementation strategies | Gartner Ireland Ltd | 38,745 | |
| ICT Strategy | Astron / Sonas / RITS | — | 66,066 |
| Expenditure Reviews of MANS and GBS | Petrus Consulting Ltd | 3,388 | — |
| Expenditure Review of EU & Exchequer Support of the Aquaculture Sector | Epsilon Consulting | 5,808 | — |
| Consultancy | Consultant | 2007 | 2008 |
| € | € | ||
| ICT Project Consultancy | NBI Consulting | 854 | — |
| ICT Project Consultancy | Richard Black Solicitors | 32,973 | — |
| ICT Project Consultancy | Magnum Opus Ltd | 1,671,495 | 1,130,524 |
| ICT Project Consultancy | Norcontel (ire) Ltd | 22,267 | 15,282 |
| ICT Project Consultancy | Arthur Cox Solicitor | 114,406 | 569,580 |
| ICT Project Consultancy | Quantum Equity | — | 12,584 |
| ICT Project Consultancy | KPMG | 18,150 | |
| ICT Project Consultancy | Eamonn O'hEachach | 27,537 | |
| Legal Advice — Schools Broadband | Mason Hayes & Curran | — | 9,273 |
| Group Broadband Scheme | Mazars | 48,666 | — |
| NBS Consultancy | Aneta Scieplek | 28,942 | 53,679 |
| NBS Consultancy | Commission for Communications Regulation | 157,397 | 67,517 |
| NBS Consultancy | ESRI Ireland | 28,433 | 39,441 |
| NBS Consultancy | McCann Fitzgerald | 572,229 | |
| NBS Consultancy | Analysys Mason Ltd | 32,670 | |
| Make IT Secure | Ireach | 20,000 | |
| Review of National Digital Research Centre | Various | 6,392 | |
| Digital Terrestrial Television | John F O'Connor | 6,150 | — |
| Digital Terrestrial Television | Maxtel Communications | 14,429 | 2,414 |
| Digital Terrestrial Television | BT Ireland | 7,986 | |
| Digital Terrestrial Television | Gary Tonge | 3,519 | — |
| Gas Technical Standards Committee | National Standards Authority of Ireland | 41,399 | 36,000 |
| Energy Research Strategy | Network Resources Ltd | — | 65,050 |
| National Energy Efficiency Campaign | Network Resources Ltd (Dr heather Greer) | 3,969 | 1,415,954 |
| National Energy Efficiency Campaign | Cawley Nea Ltd | 4,953,031 | |
| Review of Fisheries Act 1959 — 2006 | Alan McGurdy | 4,966 | — |
| Consultancy | Consultant | 2007 | 2008 |
| € | € | ||
| INFOMAR | Sea & Shore Safety Services Ltd | 965 | |
| INFOMAR | Grainne O'Shea | 57,007 | 46,813 |
| INFOMAR | Ronan O'Toole | 13,777 | 19,305 |
| INFOMAR | Fugro Survey Ltd | 1,211 | |
| INFOMAR | Woods Hole Oceanic Institute | 1,194 | |
| INFOMAR | John Deasy | 5,400 | |
| INFOMAR | PWC Belfast | — | 54,996 |
| Petroleum Engineering Support (sept 07 — aug 08) | David Fox Associates | 41,288 | 17,940 |
| Petroleum Engineering Support (may 06 — june 07) | David Fox Associates | 175,879 | |
| IT Consultancy (Landmark Software) | DMAP Ltd | 1,674 | |
| Corporate branding and website design | Dara Design & Print Ltd | 19,947 | |
| Advisory Services to CSSO re legal case Minister V's Mogul of Ireland Ltd | BDO Simpson Xavier | 4,840 | |
| Corporate Recovery Services | BDO Simpson Xavier | 3,630 | |
| Advice on closure / restoration scheme for new Dolomite Quarry, Co Tipperary | John Barnett & Associates | 5,324 | |
| Rehabilitation of Clashduff Mine | Hayes Higgins Partnership | — | 1,215 |
| Consultancy | Consultant | 2007 | 2008 |
| Interpretation of Airborne Geophysical Data | PGW Europe Ltd | 4,840 | |
| Avoca Remedial Study | Camp, Dresser & McKee Irl Ltd | 567,874 | 122,612 |
| Airborne Geophysical Data Release Programme | Scantech Geosceince Ltd | 11,519 | |
| Examination of planning application for K2 extension to Galmoy Mine | Cantab Consulting Ltd | 10,124 | |
| Geological Advice | Ben Dhonau | 17,995 | |
| IGH County Sites Audit | Aaron Sheehan Clarke | 16,000 | |
| Provision of Interviews for site suitability Assessment Training Programme | Cormac O'Suilleabhain | 1,452 | 1,125 |
| Griffith Geoscience Research Awards | Dr David A Falvey | 5,455 | |
| Galway Groundwater Vulnerability Maps | Dr David Drew | 1,400 | |
| EPA Mine Waste | Dr JA Martin | 1,736 |
| Consultancy | Consultant | 2007 | 2008 |
| € | € | ||
| Galway Groundwater Vulnerability Maps | Dr Robbie Meehan | 41,019 | |
| Gwater Source Prot (Off / Ros / CK) | Dr Robbie Meehan | 650 | 1,815 |
| Wastewater Septic tank Course | Dr Robbie Meehan | 1,089 | 2,068 |
| Wastewater Septic tank Course | Dr Pamela Bartley | 4,503 | |
| EPA Mine Waste | Dr Vincent Gallagher | 54,450 | 56,821 |
| EU Water Framework Directive | ESRI Ireland | 70,852 | 3,176 |
| Historic Mines Project | Fionnuala Ni Mairtin | 14,450 | 46,858 |
| EPA Mine Waste | GWP Consultants | 10,536 | |
| EPA Mine Waste | AGB | 85 | |
| Wastewater Septic tank Course | Laurence Gill | 726 | |
| Wastewater Septic tank Course | Gerard Murphy | 1,091 | |
| IGH County Sites Audit | Mr Aaron Clarke | 24,000 | |
| Irelithos | Mr Jason Bolton | 47,094 | |
| EPA Mine Waste | Mr Pheilim Lally | 43,375 | 259 |
| Griffith Geoscience Research Awards | Natural Environ Research Council | 1,105 | |
| Gwater Source Prot (Off / Ros / CK) | Paul Johnston | 1,089 | |
| Irelithos | Claudia Loesch | 3,025 | |
| Griffith Geoscience Research Awards | Prof CJ Hawkesworth | 3,280 | |
| Geourban project — data manipulation | Aurum Exploration | — | 26,813 |
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